We seek contributions for a volume of article-length essays on creolizationand Caribbean Basin Romanticism. We also welcome contributions that explorerepresentations of Caribbean Basin culture in European Romanticism. Weconceive the cultures of the Caribbean Basin to include ethnic and nationalgroups in the Southern U.S., the Caribbean islands (including but notlimited to Cuba, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and/orother nations/colonies) and Mexico. We plan to address this question: Whatpractices and ideas do cultures and literatures of this region andhistorical period share, including the spread of abolitionist discourse,Jewish testimonials amidst anti-Semitism, legal discourse, politicaloppression of conquered cultures, representations of the Native Other,concerns with translation, hybridized languages, travel discourse,hybridity, race theory, seaport economic features, and other phenomena thatrender Caribbean Basin culture distinctive and cohesive? Send 3-4 page(750-1000 word) abstracts to lnevarez_at_siena.edu andprattkj_at_auburn.edu.